A Paterson, N.J., firefighter rappels down a waterfall to save a stray dog trapped on a ledge. (Photo: Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge) Those who understand that dogs are man’s best friend would go to the ...

When a hunter was severely injured in a 100-foot fall near the Eagle River Nature Center, north of Anchorage, the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing came to the rescue, according to a Sept. 9 news ...

Orange County Fire Rescue and the Orlando Fire Department gave some children and families at AdventHealth for Children in Orlando a holiday surprise on Thursday, as they rappelled down the side of ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — Muskegon Rescue Mission will hold a fundraising rappelling event later this month in partnership with Heil Heating & Cooling Products. “Over the Edge” will be held Saturday, July 31 ...

YONKERS, N.Y.YONKERS, N.Y. — Firefighters rappelled down the side of a high-rise building Friday to rescue two men who were dangling from safety ropes after their scaffolding collapsed. The men, ...

From injured hikers and stranded climbers to motorized incidents, river responses and flooded washes, Grand County Sheriff’s ...

A puppy rescued by a San Diego animal control officer earlier this month after falling 100 feet down a ravine now has a forever home with a Southern California family. The San Diego County Department ...

HOOVER, Ala. (AP) – Firefighters in Alabama rappelled to rescue a man whose pickup truck fell 100 feet (30 meters) off an interstate, landing in a creek. Media sources report that Hoover Fire Capt.

LORTON, Va. (March 19, 2012) -- The 911th Engineer Company (Technical Rescue), the only combat engineering company in the Army that specializes in urban search and rescue, improved its abilities as a ...

Ten people with the Directorate of Emergency Services (DES) Fire Department completed 40 hours of training in the Ropes Rescue I course for technical rescue. The firefighters completed training on ...

When a hunter was severely injured in a 100-foot fall near the Eagle River Nature Center, north of Anchorage, the Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing came to the rescue, according to a Sept. 9 news ...